Content Guidelines
Our community guidelines keep LocaleLore accurate, respectful, and genuinely useful — a knowledge layer for places that people can actually trust.
Our Community Values
These core values guide everything we do at LocaleLore
Every Place Counts
Place knowledge from anywhere in the world — historical facts, present-day lore, neighborhood secrets
Respectful Community
Fostering inclusive discussions and treating all members with dignity
Quality Content
Sharing accurate, valuable, and well-researched information
Content Standards
Facts and Locations
Encouraged Content
- • Historical facts about places and buildings
- • Present-day local knowledge (a business that's been there 40 years, a hidden trail, a local tradition)
- • Cultural significance and community meaning
- • Architectural and natural features
- • Local folklore and legends (clearly marked as such)
- • Lesser-known information and personal observations tied to a specific location
Prohibited Content
- • False or deliberately misleading information
- • Content that promotes dangerous activities
- • Private residences or personal information
- • Copyrighted content without permission
- • Commercial advertising or spam
- • Content that violates local laws or customs
Media Guidelines
Good Practices
- • High-quality, clear images
- • Original photos you took yourself
- • Properly attributed public domain images
- • Relevant to the location and lore
- • Respectful of cultural sensitivities
- • Include people only with consent
Avoid
- • Copyrighted images without permission
- • Photos of people without consent
- • Images containing personal information
- • Poor quality or irrelevant photos
- • Inappropriate or offensive content
- • Images that violate privacy
Community Interaction
Comments and Discussions
Comments should contribute meaningfully to the discussion and maintain a respectful tone.
- • Constructive feedback and corrections
- • Additional context and information
- • Personal experiences related to the location
- • Questions seeking clarification
- • Appreciation and positive engagement
- • Personal attacks or harassment
- • Discriminatory or hateful language
- • Off-topic discussions
- • Spam or promotional content
- • Trolling or deliberately inflammatory remarks
How a Story Gets on the Map
Every new story is read by a person on the LocaleLore team before it is published.
Review
- A member submits a story. It waits, unpublished.
- Someone on the LocaleLore team reads it and approves or rejects it against these guidelines
- Approved stories appear on the map and in search
- Approval is not a fact-check. Give your sources, and correct your story if someone shows it is wrong
- Edits you make to your own published story show up straight away
Voting
Members can vote a published story up or down. Up-votes help a story show as trending; votes do not publish or remove anything.
- • Vote based on accuracy, not personal preference
- • Provide sources when suggesting a correction
- • Be constructive in feedback
- • Consider cultural context and perspectives
- • Report lore that violates guidelines
Moderation and Reporting
When to Report Content
- • Inappropriate, offensive, or harmful content
- • Spam or commercial advertising
- • False or misleading information
- • Copyright violations
- • Privacy violations
- • Content that violates these guidelines
What Happens to a Report
- It goes into a queue that only the LocaleLore team can see
- We read it by hand and check the content against these guidelines
- If the content breaks them, we can unpublish or remove it
- You can see the status of your reports in Settings
- We don't promise a response time. If you think we got a decision wrong, tell us through the Contact page
Consequences for Violations
Depending on how serious a violation is, we may take any of these steps.
Possible Actions
Best Practices for Quality Content
Before Posting
- • Research your facts thoroughly
- • Check if similar content already exists
- • Ensure accuracy and cite sources
- • Consider cultural sensitivity
- • Use clear, descriptive titles
After Posting
- • Engage respectfully with comments
- • Address questions and feedback
- • Update information if corrected
- • Report inappropriate responses
- • Thank community members for contributions
Questions or Concerns?
If you have questions about these guidelines or need to report content, we're here to help.
📧 Email: community@localelore.org
💬 Help Center: Submit a ticket
🔄 Updates: These guidelines are reviewed regularly and may be updated
Last updated: October 2026
By using LocaleLore, you agree to follow these community guidelines.